FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Ipswich Town (Mon Jan 12)


                     Sheffield United  |  Ipswich Town
                          5-1-1-1-2 P  |  5-0-2-3 A
               Dave Thacker Caretaker  |  John Read Caretaker
                                       |
                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK A_Patterson
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF A_Tuanzebe
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF J_Cooper
                            T_Cora DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF H_Clark
                        K_Naughton DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                         A_Diawara DM  |  AM R_Insigne
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  AM M_Topuz
                            M_Ozil AM  |  FW G_Hirst
                          D_Drogba FW  |  FW A_Young
                           E_Osong FW  |  FW J_Duffus
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB C_Walton
                         J_Sterner SUB |  SUB S_Carr
                           M_Sykes SUB |  SUB S_Sensi
                           G_Lovre SUB |  SUB P_B_Diop
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB H_Crespo




Min. 4  :(ips) J_Cooper chips the ball forward to M_Aarons 
          ...  E_Osong gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 6  :(shu) E_Osong drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bagan 
          ...  J_Bagan cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Patterson is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 8  :(shu) E_Osong lobs it over the defender 
          ...  E_Osong shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Patterson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 9  :(shu) D_Drogba has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Clark! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Drogba! 
          ...  A_Patterson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 10 :(shu) A_Diawara cuts the ball back to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Patterson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Patterson catches it with style! 
Min. 11 :(ips) J_Cooper with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Cooper! 
          ...  It floats over J_Urbig 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 16 :(ips) H_Clark knocks it past T_Cora and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Cresswell beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 18 :(shu) C_Cresswell pulls it back to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 18 :(shu) J_Mascherano takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Drogba 
          ...  G_Hirst with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 24 :(ips) M_Topuz back heels to find G_Hirst in space 
          ...  G_Hirst with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  J_Urbig fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 25 :(ips) R_Insigne jumps over J_Mascherano's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  E_Osong with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker looks relieved 
Min. 29 :(shu) E_Osong looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Ipswich Town fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 30 :(ips) G_Hirst with a 50-yard pass to H_Clark 
          ...  J_Bagan takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 31 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe cuts through the defence 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Bagan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 35 :(shu) J_Bagan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 42 :(ips) J_Duffus with a pinpoint pass to M_Topuz 
          ...  M_Topuz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Urbig parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That's put Ipswich Town into the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Ipswich Town ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(ips) Tactical Change by Ipswich Town 
          ...  Ipswich Town have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 43 :(ips) G_Hirst looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Young 
          ...  A_Young rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 45 :(ips) M_Aarons sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Topuz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Topuz! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 46 :(shu) D_Drogba knocks it past A_Tuanzebe and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Drogba with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Naughton curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Patterson comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-1 Ipswich Town

Min. 54 :(ips) H_Clark with an amazing show of skill to get past T_Cora 
          ...  He crosses to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Bagan reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(shu) T_Cora is too quick for the defence 
          ...  T_Cora looks to see where A_Patterson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 61 :(shu) J_Foyth with a slide rule pass to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Sykes 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Foyth 
Min. 66 :(shu) K_Naughton kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Ozil gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Ozil! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 68 :(shu) J_Mascherano spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Bagan! 
          ...  J_Bagan hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Patterson gathers it easily 
Min. 68 :(ips) M_Aarons is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 70 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Carr 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Cooper 
Min. 71 :(ips) M_Aarons hoofs it upfield to find J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sterner 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 75 :(ips) G_Hirst rushes through the defence 
          ...  G_Hirst hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 78 :(ips) M_Topuz gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Cresswell! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Topuz with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  J_Urbig with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 80 :(shu) J_Sterner finds the space intelligently 
          ...  J_Sterner must beat A_Patterson! 
          ...  A_Patterson goes down well to save 
Min. 81 :(shu) J_Bagan with the heel pass to S_Leto 
          ...  M_Aarons takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 81 :(ips) M_Topuz with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by T_Cora 
Min. 83 :(shu) D_Drogba breaks free from A_Young 
          ...  D_Drogba fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 84 :(shu) M_Sykes unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Drogba 
          ...  S_Carr fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 85 :(ips) R_Insigne dribbles past S_Leto 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Ozil is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 86 :(ips) R_Insigne is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  R_Insigne drives the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shu) C_Cresswell rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to D_Drogba 
          ...  R_Insigne fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 91 :(shu) A_Diawara with an early cross to J_Sterner 
          ...  R_Carlos knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 93 :(shu) J_Sterner beats H_Clark 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  G_Hirst pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bagan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ozil (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Ipswich Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Topuz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Topuz (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Hirst (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Ipswich Town
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       2
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 0 - 1 Ipswich Town
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  16  14  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  18   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  95   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  51  38  52
T_Cora         DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  16
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  13  11  23 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  17
K_Naughton     DF   1  19  13   4  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
A_Diawara      DM   1  15  22   6  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  20  11  23 |  76   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  36
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  17  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  66   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  36  18
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sterner      MF   1  10  16  13  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
G_Lovre        AM   1   8  19  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   6  13  18  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ipswich Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Patterson    GK  26   1   1   1  30 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   1  23  15  15  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cooper       DF   1  22  15  12  27 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
M_Aarons       DF   1  21  16  10  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  36   0
H_Clark        DF   1  21  15   8  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  19   0
R_Carlos       DF   1  20  18  14  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
R_Insigne      AM   1   6  19  16  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Topuz        AM   1   6  20  15  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  66
G_Hirst        FW   1   5  14  22  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38  12
A_Young        FW   1   9  15  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Duffus       FW   1   9  18  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   7
C_Walton       GK  19   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Carr         DF   1  18  13   7  29 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sensi        MF   1  16  20  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_Diop       MF   1  15  21   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Crespo       FW   1   7  17  18  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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